It's because of the way they hunt they listen out for unsuspecting prey and when there doing this in flight they have there asymmetrical so the sound doesn't effect there hearing and hunting
Better to hear their prey, with also to hear any of the (very few) predators that might be preying on them.
because its a natural thing and now that i think of it so dirt wone get in their faces easily
All owls have ears.
Yes, owls have small ears located behind the eyes and covered by a tuft of feathers.
They have ears :]
Yes it does help them hear by channelling what they hear to there ears
to cut their ears
maybe , because they have big eyes so they would have small ears you might as well ask why is the sky blue? owls have great eye sight they do not need perfect ears as well.
There is not much room left for the owls brain, as the eyes and ears take most of the space in the owls head up.
Owls have exceptionally developed ears, there being three found types of ears in owls, most owls ears are placed asymmetrically which means whilst the ears are on the side of the owls head, just behind the facial disc, one side is higher than the other, allowing the owl to pinpoint sound height accurately as well as distance accurately.
Yes they are simply small
the ears and eyes are really adapted to hunting
No. Some species of owl have feathery tufts that are sometimes mistaken for ears. Barn owls do not have these.
I believe that they were first called "long-eared owls" when people saw their ears.